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    • Dear FAO colleagues of the Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equity Division,

      We’re pleased to share Save the Children contribution to the Call for action “ending child labour in agriculture with the help of agricultural stakeholders” released by FAO.

      With our application we’ve aimed to provide a quite specific and practical contribute by focussing on Save the Children experience in Cote d’Ivoire, hoping this will be helpful to inform the ongoing global discussion.

      Thank you very much for this initiative,

      Best,

      Patrizio

      See the attachments:

    • Question 3: Family farming

      Based on our field experience the following policies and strategies have proved to have a positive impact:                        

      1) Company policies that create transparent child work / child labor guidelines that do not exclude ALL work for children, but allow some involvement with sufficient protection can be a guidance for parents ( limited impact data -  but see e.g. CCR CCSR study on home workers. https://www.ccrcsr.com/resource/1026). This pragmatic approach can increase school attendance and help parents to enable their children, while still including them in the family business.

      2) Create decent work opportunities for children in working age and hazardous work. This has shown as an effective way of pulling children out of situations of child labor (https://www.ccrcsr.com/content/inclusion-young-workers-ikea’s-supply-chain-phase-ii) 

      3) Create strong Child Labor Remediation system also for agriculture setting, where companies take direct responsibility for CL in their supply chains and fund remediation activities that provide school integration ( public or alternative programs), living stipends and ongoing support and child protection for the children involved in line with CCR CSR tested child labor program (https://www.ccrcsr.com/content/child-labour)

      4) Addressing poverty and vulnerability requires not only taking measures on Child Labor, but also in relation to migrant parent workers and young workers. Save the Children has, through CCR CSR, expertise on how to do this in practice (https://www.ccrcsr.com/content/migrant-parent-workers, https://www.ccrcsr.com/content/juvenile-and-student-worker-management)

      Mattia Fosberg, Senior Advisor, Child Rights and Business

      Save the Children

      Question 5: Public and private investment

      We have seen an increased attention and commitment by the private sector to create a positive impact along its supply chain. For example, Lavazza decided to shape this commitment and begun an engaging process involving its suppliers along the whole supply chain. The first actions put in place were: revision of supplier’s code of conduct, organization of webinar dedicated to sustainability, public conventions and questionnaires for suppliers. These initiatives had the purpose of defining common goals and sharing values and expectations. After two years, the company decided to take one step forward and go on the field, at the beginning of the supply chain, where suppliers operate.

      Elena Avenati, International Advocacy & Policy, Private Sector and SDGs Manager

      Save the Children